Miss. Walmart may press charges in EBT card glitch

EBT card glitch still being investigated

11:08 PM,
Oct. 14, 2013

Written by

Kristen B. Reed
kreed@jackson.gannett.com

Walmart has not ruled out pressing charges against customers who allegedly attempted to walk out of one of its Mississippi stores with groceries that hadn't been paid for after a computer glitch left them unable to use their food stamp cards.

"We haven't made any type of determination. Our focus continues to be on our customers," Walmart spokeswoman Kayla Whaling said regarding the disturbance Saturday that briefly closed down the Walmart in Philadelphia.

When asked if it was a possibility that the company would file charges, she said, "I wouldn't say that, but, we are continuing to look ...